Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That'sMore >>
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictlyMore >>
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chippingMore >>
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:20:52 GMT
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believesMore >>
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believes it will be a helpful tool in closing some cases.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:08:36 GMT
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongingsMore >>
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongings and pets that were lost during the storm More >>
May 23, 2008
Atlanta -- In just the first five months, damages have already totaled $450 million in insured losses.
According to Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, damage from the tornado that struck downtown Atlanta March 14th has surpassed $300 million. Twisters on Mother's Day caused another $125 million in damage as storms hit 14 counties and Tuesday's damage to 1500 homes is another $25 million.
When storms hit commercial buildings, like the tornado that destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital last year, damage totals climb quickly.
"If it goes through Atlanta, then there's a lot more infrastructure that's taken out, but we still receive our share of damage here," said Deputy EMA Director Jim Vaught. "We monitor it very closely after the event we do immediate assessments of it and provide that information to GEMA so we can be eligible for reimbursement if reimbursement is forth coming."
The state's single worst natural disaster was south Georgia's flood of 1994 where damages topped $500 million and 33 people were killed. Only five people have died as a result of this year's storms.
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